When: May 2009
Where: The Royal Palace
The first furrows of the year are ploughed in a sacred Phnom Penh rice field, and sacred cows are used to determine predictions for the year ahead. Formerly conducted by the King of Cambodia, this “Royal Ploughing Ceremony” is the official start of the ploughing season and the first agarian ceremony of the year.
After three laps of the field, the sacred cows are unharnessed and led to seven silver dishes containing different materials, which symbolize the possible outcomes of the coming harvest. Good signs are the cows going to water or grain. Herbs signify cattle disease ahead, but the worst sign is alcohol, which means trouble is brewing. Given Cambodia’s tragic recent history, you wonder whether the cows ever chose anything except alcohol.
Brahmin priests call upon the protection of the gods at a chapel near the rice field. The Royal Palace is a good place to get an overview of the proceddings.
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